S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you Fairlight for taking the SHAPE Assessment. We encourage you to meet with a Church Leader that you respect, to go over your results, so that they can help you discover a place to serve in the church and/or community, and also to help you fine-tune your 5 Main Focuses/Priorities listed at the bottom of this email under the ‘Wrapping it up’ section. May God Bless You!

[S]piritual Gifts

Here is how your spiritual gifts scored (in alphabetical order):

53%

40%

43%

65%

56%

40%

28%

43%

37%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Currently we have money to give (although it is what my husband is earning, not me). Although, I feel like in the past my experience with God has shown that when I am generous, God entrusts me with more to give.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have often worked with low-income and more marginalized groups. Interestingly I feel more gifted in encouragement than mercy showing, but I think they go hand-in-hand: seeing those that need encouragement and showing them mercy and encouragement.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
My role as a teacher and then in teacher-leader roles as well as work on Leadership Teams have taught me a lot about administrating and leading.

[H]eart

1. I love to be a part of something bigger than myself, or even my immediate family. I love helping put on something or working on something that comes to fruition that is meaningful.

2. Creating. I am much happier when I have some way to create whether that is planting seeds, crafting, or space and time to make good food.

3. Hospitality–welcoming people and providing space for connection and relationship

I’ve always gravitated towards children because that is who I am most comfortable around.

Working out kinks to make something work well. Solving problems.

Marriage/family issues
Poverty/hunger
At-risk children

[A]bilities

Mom

Education (elementary level), leading a committee for Mothers Of Preschoolers, leading a committee to plan summer camp for 4-6th grade girls

speak semi-fluent Spanish, I play violin (but only with sheet music in front of me),

certain teaching strategies (education), talked to women’s groups

Although I am not a good conversationalist and don’t do well making small talk, being able to read a room and sense what people need as well as engaging children is a social skill I feel I possess

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Golden Retriever- Good at making friends. Very loyal. Retriever personalities do not like big changes. They look for security. Can be very sensitive. Very caring. Has deep relationships, but usually only a couple of close friends. Wants to be loved by everyone. Looks for appreciation. Works best in a limited situation with a steady work pattern.

Strength: Accommodating, calm, affirming
Weakness: Indecisive, indifferent, unable to express emotional, too soft on other people
Limitation: Seeing the need to be more assertive, holding others accountable

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

[E]xperience

I grew up in a Christian home and was taught about Jesus Christ since I was little. I’m sure I asked Jesus into my heart when I was younger, but I very specifically remember a time when I was about 9-years-old when I was in bed praying and felt an overwhelming sense of love and peace. I mark that as when I first really sensed the Holy Spirit.

Co-Director for Girl’s Camp at Twin Rocks Friends Camp (2012-2013)

Experience in Assisting in Nursery/3-year-old Sunday school; Newberg Friends Church, Newberg, OR various times 1996-2012

The ways in which the church I grew up in allowed me to practice and explore my Spiritual giftings and the ways in which they affirmed my spirituality

The opportunities for travel and language study overseas

Meeting and marrying my spouse

Years of waiting for God to bring about the right spouse in order to begin a family, including a hard break up

Growing up lower-middle-class and feeling the sting of not always fitting in or having the right stuff

Feeling ignored or unseen in places where that should be key to the relationship

Wrapping It Up

The Challenge: Based upon your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment above (the way God wired you), If you knew you couldn’t fail … and ‘lack of money, or time’ was not an obstacle… list your Top 3 Things you would ‘Focus’ your Life on, next to #1 Loving God & #2 Loving Your Neighbor (these would be your ‘3 God-Sized Dreams’ for your life)?

1. My Relationship with GOD

2. My Relationship with Others

• Putting Your Spouse First
• Your Kids Second
• Everyone Else After those

3. Running a bilingual low-income preschool

4. Encourage, inspire and instruct other teachers

5. Open up our home for gatherings for those that don’t have family/spaces to feel welcome and loved